A.Word.A.Day--anchorite

"The use of money is the purest act of faith; no anchorite who has
followed a vision into the desert has acted on an idea as far-fetched as
our belief that if we put a dollar in a machine we will be drinking a
Diet Coke in a minute."
Mary Gordon; We Are All Spendthrifts Now; The New York Times; May 29, 2000.

This week's theme: Words to describe people

X-Bonus

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that
reflects it. -Edith Wharton, novelist (1862-1937)